Recording the behavior, growth and antics of our foster animals.

Arnie: Easy To Love

There’s nothing more heart-warming than a rescued cat purring up a storm on your lap. That’s why foster volunteers are so eager to give animals-in-need some extra special attention. Helping a shelter animal overcome an emotional or medical difficulty is what our volunteers live for!

Arnie is one lucky cat who landed himself in the home and arms of one of our foster homes. He is a 2 year old Domestic Short Hair who was sent out for an Upper Respiratory Infection. Arnie is doing well out of the shelter. His foster parent had the following to say about her handsome friend:

“Arnie is a very affectionate cat that loves to be sitting on our laps with his paws on our shoulders while purring loudly. Usually, he wants to be in the same room with us and prefers to sleep with us in bed.

Generally speaking, he is not a very active cat, which is not necessarily a bad thing, and isn’t very vocal either. He does not like to play with toys, not even the cat dancer, though he likes to be chased from room to room making us do some exercise. He also likes to play with laces hanging from clothes. We have had no problems whatsoever with him scratching furniture. We gave him a scratching board laced with catnip that he immediately responded to and seems to be completely satisfied sticking to it.

Like most cats, he is usually more active mornings and evenings. He spends most of the day lying on our bed. When he is more active, he likes to hide in the kitty city hide away or in the closet and will follow us around in the house exploring. He spends some time looking out the window, but not a lot.

The Anti-Cruelty Society Foster Blog is maintained by foster volunteers who are donating their time to help cats and dogs in need.
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